The document provides information about NASA's education programs and the Exploration Campaign Challenge. It discusses the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System that will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit. It also summarizes the topics and activities of the Exploration Campaign Challenge, including understanding radiation and designing a radiation shield. Students are challenged to think like scientists and engineers as they complete the challenge.
22. ORION | SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM | GROUND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS
NASA’s Exploration Architecture
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Launch Abort System
Provides crew escape during launch
pad and ascent emergencies.
Service Module
Power, propulsion and environmental
control support to the Crew Module.
Provided by the European Space Agency.
Crew Module
Human habitat from launch
through landing and recovery.
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36. The EDC is off and running…
• Number of students currently registered: 77,685
• Number of students that have completed the
challenge: 1,953
• Number of 9-12 teams with notebooks submitted: 3
